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Ministry of Education
وزارة التربية والتعليم
Logo of the UAE Ministry of Education
Ministry overview
Formed2 February 1972; 52 years ago (2 February 1972)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionFederal government of the United Arab Emirates
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Annual budgetAED 9.8 billion (US$2.67 billion) (2023)
Ministers responsible
Child Ministry
Websitemoe.gov.ae

The Ministry of Education (MoE) (Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم) is a federal government ministry in the United Arab Emirates that is responsible for regulating all forms of education in the country. Established by through the Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 issued by Sheikh Zayed, it has its main offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ajman.

Public education is fully funded by the government and is free to UAE citizens at all levels.

COVID-19 Response

After all schools had to be closed as of March 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19, the UAE Ministry of Education turned to distance learning for all academic levels.

The UAE Ministry of Education installed in March 2020 a FOR-A HVS-1200 video switcher at its headquarters in Ajman to drive a virtual studio system for distance learning programs, which has become essential due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. Rahman, Fareed; Khan, Sarmad (10 October 2022). "UAE Cabinet approves 2023-2026 federal budget with total expenditure of $68.69bn". The National.
  2. "Federal Law No . (1) of 1972" (PDF). icnl.org.
  3. Johnson, J. K. (1984). The Admission and Academic Placement of Students from Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Arab Republic: A Workshop Report, October-November 1983. National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.
  4. "Contact Information Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates). Retrieved on November 15, 2015.
  5. Website, M. O. E. "نبذة عن الوزارة". www.moe.gov.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. Rad, Fatemeh Amir; Otaki, Farah; Baqain, Zaid; Zary, Nabil; Al-Halabi, Manal (2021-02-08). "Rapid transition to distance learning due to COVID-19: Perceptions of postgraduate dental learners and instructors". PLOS ONE. 16 (2): e0246584. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1646584R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246584. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7870061. PMID 33556131.
  7. "Distance learning in times of COVID-19 - The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  8. Staff, S. V. G. (14 July 2021). "United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education Leverages FOR-A Switcher for Distance Learning". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2021-07-18.

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